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Tommy_Carcetti

(43,227 posts) Wed Feb 1, 2012, 08:26 AM Feb 2012

Mitt steps in it again. "I'm not concerned about the very poor. They have a safety net." [View all]

Last edited Wed Feb 1, 2012, 09:34 AM - Edit history (2)

Just now on CNN.

Wow, is this guy ever out of touch.

Update: Link:

http://cnnpressroom.blogs.cnn.com/2012/02/01/mitt-romney-middle-income-americans-are-focus-not-very-poor/

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Mitt steps in it again. "I'm not concerned about the very poor. They have a safety net." [View all] Tommy_Carcetti Feb 2012 OP

What safety net is that? xmas74 Feb 2012 #1

I guess he's referring to the bridges like the Golden Gate that help prevent jumpers.... hlthe2b Feb 2012 #5

Nice to know my options. xmas74 Feb 2012 #15

Do you mean the GG bridge net thats still in planning stages? mulsh Feb 2012 #51

All the same to Mitt.... hlthe2b Feb 2012 #53

99%ers know it as "the gutter". n/t Fumesucker Feb 2012 #6

I know where that's at! xmas74 Feb 2012 #12

Except in many places "the gutter" BumRushDaShow Feb 2012 #24

what a fucker mitt romney is. total complete roguevalley Feb 2012 #55

That would be the safety net that the GOP desperately wants to cut lots of holes in. nt Tommy_Carcetti Feb 2012 #16

Oh, that safety net. xmas74 Feb 2012 #20

Yeah, the ten dollars a month in food stamps - safety net. Life Long Dem Feb 2012 #52

The curb, apparently. (nt) ehrnst Feb 2012 #90

mitt... ingac70 Feb 2012 #2

+1 GreenPartyVoter Feb 2012 #3

Let's hope they use it. n/t JHB Feb 2012 #11

Yea verily! Found in Yonkers Feb 2012 #14

+1 tallahasseedem Feb 2012 #41

+1 uponit7771 Feb 2012 #58

President Bowles-Simpson? he can't run on this MisterP Feb 2012 #71

No way! He is an asshole. Glimmer of Hope Feb 2012 #4

He has had to never deal with being poor...I wouldn't expect anything less.. HipChick Feb 2012 #7

It is more than that - it is a complete lack of empathy for people not like him karynnj Feb 2012 #23

Wonder if he has ever even seen a poor person in real life? rurallib Feb 2012 #30

This heartless ass wouldn't know a poor person if he fell over him/her. n/t PhoenixAbove Feb 2012 #8

He's on MJ in a minute. Firebrand Gary Feb 2012 #9

Fuck you, Mitt. Odin2005 Feb 2012 #10

He is coming across so arrogant. Firebrand Gary Feb 2012 #13

"Are there no prisons? No workhouses?" n/t Bolo Boffin Feb 2012 #17

OMG, Mitt Romney just said that HE DOES NOT CHANGE HIS POSITIONS for his own party. Firebrand Gary Feb 2012 #18

I appreciate his honesty about that. limpyhobbler Feb 2012 #19

The segment just ended on Morning Joe. Firebrand Gary Feb 2012 #21

The things I want to call this clown of dubious parentage would get deleted and probably mirted. hobbit709 Feb 2012 #22

The prison industrial system? IDemo Feb 2012 #25

Someone should make a collection of his giftastic quotes! HughBeaumont Feb 2012 #26

"A dysfunctional pack of apes" indeed. hifiguy Feb 2012 #67

There's enough combined Youtube footage of Romney's gaffes and flip-flops... LetTimmySmoke Feb 2012 #27

................ Proud Liberal Dem Feb 2012 #39

he's not out of touch... Javaman Feb 2012 #28

Unlike his main concern, the Very Rich, who are totally defenseless JaneQPublic Feb 2012 #29

This should worry all of you. Now I see where the lies are shifting. He's with the 99%? WTF. He's GusFring Feb 2012 #31

Feared the 99% erpowers Feb 2012 #65

And for those who diss Occupier, please note that even Romney JDPriestly Feb 2012 #75

What an idiot. Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Feb 2012 #32

Rmoney's Two Americas..... SammyWinstonJack Feb 2012 #33

the safety net that is stretched to breaking barbtries Feb 2012 #34

Romney is guided. CAPHAVOC Feb 2012 #35

Most poor would like to be able to survive on their own without a safety net LynneSin Feb 2012 #36

It's hard to believe that he can be so clueless and unsympathetic. Arkansas Granny Feb 2012 #37

He's probably so flush with victory after last night Proud Liberal Dem Feb 2012 #40

Yes, good for us! I don't mind if the only reason he opens his mouth is to trade feet. Arkansas Granny Feb 2012 #45

Does Mitt realize what his party wants to do? Proud Liberal Dem Feb 2012 #38

Oh yeah, here it is...... marmar Feb 2012 #42

The sad thing about Mitt is... Tommy_Carcetti Feb 2012 #43

Rmoney... SammyWinstonJack Feb 2012 #46

Nice! Raffi Ella Feb 2012 #56

Sure, Mitt, safety nets of last resort like these? FailureToCommunicate Feb 2012 #44

What is this a picture of? Atypical Liberal Feb 2012 #61

That is exactly xxqqqzme Feb 2012 #63

That's just wonderful. Atypical Liberal Feb 2012 #78

The story is more complicated but FailureToCommunicate Feb 2012 #83

and I'm not concerned about the very rich Motown_Johnny Feb 2012 #47

After mentioning the poor as she should have, the CNN airhead agreed with him, nodding her head AlinPA Feb 2012 #48

Tone deaf, or tin ear? You decide. stubtoe Feb 2012 #59

Yet another soundbite Raffi Ella Feb 2012 #49

Does he know how many millions of the 99% are on food stamps... Rozlee Feb 2012 #50

Dole CAPHAVOC Feb 2012 #57

I notice you have only 8 posts. Rozlee Feb 2012 #74

Just activated today not too up on computers yet. CAPHAVOC Feb 2012 #76

Welcome to DU! Rozlee Feb 2012 #77

And the goppers Iliyah Feb 2012 #54

"Let me ask you a question sir, what is this country doing for the doomed?" DefenseLawyer Feb 2012 #60

Mitt needs to visit with the veterans living under bridges. Vinca Feb 2012 #62

Ridiculous, Out of Touch, and Stupid erpowers Feb 2012 #64

yeesh. He's completely clueless. -- but remember, he's lived on the real streets of America fishwax Feb 2012 #66

When I asked my dad why he was voting for LBJ hifiguy Feb 2012 #68

A cozy place to sleep under the bridge on an old couch, Quantess Feb 2012 #69

And he has the nerve to accuse Pres. Obama of class warfare?! ecstatic Feb 2012 #70

Stirring up class resentment against the poor... Prophet 451 Feb 2012 #94

"We will hear from the Democrat party, the plight of the poor.... You can focus on the very poor, yellowcanine Feb 2012 #72

Let them eat food stamps! yellowcanine Feb 2012 #73

Now I hate republicans and romney in particular craigmatic Feb 2012 #79

You're needed universal healthcare for years Prophet 451 Feb 2012 #93

This is why I think Romney is such a horrible weak candidate. DCBob Feb 2012 #80

Romney claims his comment was taken out of context, link here: steve2470 Feb 2012 #81

Romney only cares about being elected aint_no_life_nowhere Feb 2012 #82

The middle class are not 90,95% of Americans Prophet 451 Feb 2012 #91

I didn't write this but: mick063 Feb 2012 #84

We Understand DallasNE Feb 2012 #85

That's not "stepping in it". Bonobo Feb 2012 #86

He's talking about the safety nets that Foxconn installed. joshcryer Feb 2012 #87

I hopes this gives comfort to those who thought Gingrich would be the preferred nominee. DCBob Feb 2012 #88

Lets not have an election and say we did marias23 Feb 2012 #89

They have a woefully inadequete, borderline pitiful safety net Prophet 451 Feb 2012 #92